The 2013-14 season was a successful year for the Panthers. The
men's team jumped over 40 spots in the rankings and into the top 50
on multiple occasions. "Our goal for the 2013-14 season was to
improve as much as possible, and to make a jump of over 40 spots in
the rankings was very impressive for this team," DeJiacomo said.
"Our goal for the upcoming season is to get inside the top 30 and
make an impression on the National Championship qualifications. The
women's team also had success with three top-10 finishes for the
season, highlighted by a sixth-place team finish at the 'Southern
Shootout. Senior Ellen Chun led the team throughout the season and
ended her BSC career with a fifth-place finish at the SAA
Conference Championship, earning First-Team All-Conference
honors.

DeJiacomo's squads not only excel on the course, but in the
classroom as well. Both teams earned team GPAs higher than 3.0,
with the men's team earning a 3.17 and the women's team earning a
3.45 for the 2013-14 academic year. Senior women's golfer Kaleigh
Toole was recognized as a Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA)
All-American Scholar for the second time in her collegiate career.
Toole also made the SAA Academic Honor Roll along with Katie
Skeeles and Allison Justus on the women's team. The men's team had
seven team members make the SAA Academic Honor Roll, Patrick
Newsom, Jonathan Cook, Tanner Dixon, Evan Piedrahita, Phillip Brol,
Thomas Boydstun, and JB Strauss.

DeJiacomo came to BSC after spending two years as the Assistant
Coach for Berry College's men's and women's golf programs. He
played an instrumental role in recruiting, practice/game
management, and player management. In those two years, Berry
College's men's golf team jumped over 50 spots in the GolfStat
rankings to finish the 2012 season ranked 12th in Division III.
DeJiacomo also helped the women's team improve to a top-35 ranking.
Before that he spent three years bouncing around many professional
golf tours and teaching golf lessons.

During DeJiacomo's collegiate playing career, the Jasper, Ga.,
native earned All-Conference honors in the Southern States Athletic
Conference (SSAC), and also earned All-Region accolades, finishing
second individually in the Region Championships, both as a junior
and senior. He helped lead Berry to four appearances in the NAIA
National Championship and capped off his senior season by leading
his team to both conference and region victories and on to a
fifth-place finish in the NAIA National Championship.

DeJiacomo enrolled at Berry after an outstanding junior golf
career in which he helped lead Pickens High School to a Region
Championship and a fifth-place finish in the 3A state title. He
also earned a place on the 3A State Championship All-Tournament
Team.

While continuing his playing career, DeJiacomo also began his
coaching career, serving as the volunteer assistant coach for the
Pickens High School girl's golf team and as a coach at Berry's
annual summer camps.

DeJiacomo, received a Bachelor of Science degree in management
from Berry in 2007 and Master's of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
in 2012.